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New recent experimental $\alpha$ decay half-lives have been compared with the results obtained from previously proposed formulas depending only on the mass and charge numbers of the $\alpha$ emitter and the Q$\alpha$ value. For the heaviest…

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When training data are limited, data-driven models are especially vulnerable to optimization-related fluctuations from random initialization and to sampling-induced bias from insufficient training data. We address both challenges with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-31 Yinu Zhang , Zhiyi Li , Kele Li , Jiaxuan Zhong , Cenxi Yuan

We build and train the artificial neural network model (ANN) based on the experimental $\alpha$-decay energy ($Q_{\alpha}$) data. Besides decays between the ground states of parent and daughter nuclei, decays from the ground state of parent…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-04-12 Hong-Qiang You , Zheng-Zhe Qu , Ren-Hang Wu , Hao-Ze Su , Xiao-Tao He

The binding energy (BE) or mass is one of the most fundamental properties of an atomic nucleus. Precise binding energies are vital inputs for many nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics studies. However, due to the complexity of atomic…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-10-07 Lin-Xing Zeng , Yu-Ying Yin , Xiao-Xu Dong , Li-Sheng Geng

In recent years, several successful applications of the Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) have emerged in nuclear physics and high-energy physics, as well as in biology, chemistry, meteorology, and other fields of science. A major goal of…

The alpha-decay half-lives of recently synthesized superheavy nuclei (SHN) are investigated based on a unified fission model (UFM) where a new method to calculate the assault frequency of alpha-emission is used. The excellent agreement with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-02-28 Jianmin Dong , Wei Zuo , Jianzhong Gu , Yanzhao Wang , Bangbao Peng

In this paper, we have calculated the $\alpha$-decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei with $106 \leq Z \leq 126$ and a neutron number of $150 \leq N \leq 200$ within proximity potentials and deformed-spherical Coulomb potentials by using…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-08-12 O. N. Ghodsi , M. Hassanzad

$\alpha$ decay is an important probe for studying the structure of heavy and superheavy nuclei, in which the $\alpha$-particle preformation ($P_{\alpha}$) is a key physical quantity for describing decay half-lives. This work develops a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-10 Xiao-Yan Zhu , Heng-Jian Si-Tu , Hao Zhang , Wei Gao , Wen-Bin Lin , Xiao-Hua Li

Accurate estimation of nuclear masses and their prediction beyond the experimentally explored domains of the nuclear landscape are crucial to an understanding of the fundamental origin of nuclear properties and to many applications of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-05-09 Babette Dellen , Uwe Jaekel , Paulo S. A. Freitas , John W. Clark

A deep neural network (DNN) has been developed to accurately predict nuclear charge density distributions for nuclei with proton numbers $Z \geq 8$. By incorporating essential nuclear structure features, the model achieves a significant…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-17 Yun Dong Wang , Tian Shuai Shang , Hui Hui Xie , Peng Xiang Du , Jian Li , Haozhao Liang

The prediction of nuclear half-lives is vital for understanding nuclear stability with significant applications in astrophysics, nuclear energy, and medical physics. This study investigates the $\alpha$-decay half-lives of 154 actinide…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-18 N. Sowmya , H. C. Manjunatha , Roshini. K. N , R. S. Susheela

One of the main challenges in modeling massive stars to the onset of core collapse is the computational bottleneck of nucleosynthesis during advanced burning stages. The number of isotopes formed requires solving a large set of…

A deep convolutional neural network (CNN) is developed to study symmetry energy $E_{\rm sym}(\rho)$ effects by learning the mapping between the symmetry energy and the two-dimensional (transverse momentum and rapidity) distributions of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-09-29 Yongjia Wang , Fupeng Li , Qingfeng Li , Hongliang Lü , Kai Zhou

New superheavy nuclei are often identified through their characteristic $\alpha$-decay energies, which requires accurate calculations of $Q_{\alpha}$ values. While many $Q_{\alpha}$ predictions are available, little is known about their…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-01-30 Erik Olsen , Witold Nazarewicz

Nuclear astrophysics centers on the role of nuclear physics in the cosmos. In particular, nuclear masses at the limits of stability are critical in the development of stellar structure and the origin of the elements. In this contribution we…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-01-24 R. Utama , J. Piekarewicz

We study lepton-flavor-violating (LFV) decays of a heavy Higgs boson, $H \to \mu\tau$, in the Type-III two-Higgs-doublet model by recasting the CMS search at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with 35.9 fb$^{-1}$ using fast detector simulation in the mass…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-05-22 Akmal Ferdiyan , Reinard Primulando , Fiki Taufik Akbar , Bobby Eka Gunara

We considered the systematics of $\alpha$-decay (AD) half-life (HL) of super-heavy nuclei versus the decay energy and the total $\alpha$-kinetic energy. We calculated the HL using the experimental Q_{$\alpha$} values. The computed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-06-28 S. S. Hosseini , H. Hassanabadi

An investigation of the calculated $\alpha$ decay half-lives of super heavy nuclei (SHN) reveals that the diffuseness parameter is a great bottleneck for achieving accurate results and predictions. In particular, when universal proximity…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-01-19 Aladdin Abdul-latif , Omar Nagib

Systematic alpha-nucleus folding potentials are used to analyze alpha-decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei. Preformation factors of about several per cent are found for all nuclei under study. The systematic behavior of the preformation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Peter Mohr

After more than 80 years from the seminal work of Weizs\"acker and the liquid drop model of the atomic nucleus, deviations from experiments of mass models ($\sim$ MeV) are orders of magnitude larger than experimental errors ($\lesssim$…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-01-04 Andrea Idini